Ironman Goes Backwards: Special World Champs Episode

After Ironman's announcement yesterday that the World Championship race will return to one day with men & women in the same event, and that age-group women's qualification spots will return to a system of proportionality based on participation rates, we had to call an emergency podcast.

Don't worry, the new Feisty Triathlon podcast will be re-launching in two weeks. Mark your calendars for a live launch event on May 14 — and can you guess who the hosts are?

But, until then, Kelly & Sara got back together to:

• Explain why so many women feel so tired and frustrated
• Breakdown the most common arguments against giving women equal spots to the world championship
• Dive into what Ironman should be learning both from what's worked in other sports and from what's worked in Olympic triathlon racing
• Look at those polling survey results Ironman's been sharing around: If 42% of your female customer base already says they prefer the new split format v. your flagship historic event after just two years, you should be asking why...

And, what happens now?

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